#topfive for November 2025 albums:
1. The Mountain Goats - Through This Fire...
2. Nusantara Beat - s/t
3. The Saxophones - No Time For Poetry
4. Thee Headcoats - The Sherlock Holmes Rhythm'n'Beat Vernacular
5. Jimi Tenor Band - Selenites, Selentines!
Must check out the Stella Donnelly.

Thank you Tracey.

I'd not heard of them previously. The album is amazing - just need to find a spare £3,000 sloshing around!

Thanks as always Rich. Two choices in the top 3, the others didn't even make the top 100! Managing to be populist & obscure in one bundle of albums.

Absolutely. The period 2005-2014 is such a blur to me that it was a struggle to remember who had debuted when. I was glad to be reminded that this qualified & is still such a joy.

Hi Rich. Here are my #5debutalbums1014 choices
1. John Grant - Queen of Denmark
2. Gonjasufi - A Sufi & A Killer
3. Beth Jeans Houghton - Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose
4. Liz Green - O Devotion
5. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Bubblers - Lorde, Caitlin Rose, Father John Misty, Race Horses.

Four Seasons - Silver Star

October 2025 #topfive
Long Fling - Long Fling
The Antlers - Blight
Flock of Dimes - The Life You Save
Cubzoa - Unfold in the Sky
Hilary Woods - Night CRIU

In what context?